Evans v. Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2009-06-23

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EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge. William Evans is awaiting trial in state court on criminal charges. He believes that constitutional errors in the state prosecution will prevent a valid conviction, and he has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 . The district court denied this petition because the state judiciary can se…

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